cut the crap en · VERB
Etymology
American English, 1930s.
Meanings
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(often, vulgar) To stop prevaricating or lying.
“I told you about ten times, I don't owe you a cent. I already gave her the five–” “Cut the crap, now. Let's have it.”
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 14, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 133:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutting the crap | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cuts the crap | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cut the crap | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut the crap | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
cut the crud · cut the shit · cut to the chase · cut the bullshit